Iron Horse Warrior

Dawesy92

So, been on here for a while now just lurking around, managed to get my bike sorted and been out a few times, so i thought i should put this up, bike is a little dirty as i had just come off the dusty trails when the pictures where taken!

Hope you all enjoy!

Frame: Iron Horse Warrior 3.0 (21.5")
Forks: Fox F-32 RLC
Bars: Ragley Wiser 38mm Rise 740mm wide
Stem: Diety Cavity (green)
Headset: FSA Orbit
Grips: Hope Lock-On's GREEN
End Caps: Hope Grip Doctor (Blue)

Front Brake Lever assy: Shimano XT M785
Front Caliper: Shimano XT Ice-Tech
Front disc: Shimano RT-76 180mm
Rear Brake Lever assy: Shimano XT M785
Rear Caliper: Shimano XT Ice-Tech
Rear Disc: Shimano RT-76 180mm
Hoses: Jagwire Silver Carbon


Shifters: Sram X9 (2 x 10)
Cables: Jagwire Silver Carbon
Front Mech: Sram X9
Rear Mech: Sram X9 Type 2 Clutch (Medium Cage)

Seat: WTB Speed V
Seat Post: No brand (changing soon)
Seat Post Clamp: FSA came with the frame (changing soon)

Cranks: Sram X9 (26 - 39)
Chain: Sram 10speed
Cassette: Sram 10speed (cant remeber number)
Pedals: Crank Brothers Candy
Bottom Bracket: Truative GXP

Front Wheel: Mavic Crossride
Back Wheel: Mavic Crossride

Tire: Panaracer Fire XC Folding 26 x 2.1

Looking at changing a few parts seat post, seatpost clamp and the quick releases to green when i get around to it to ad a little colour to it...

Dont think ive missed anything so heres some pictures...

jamie 'jammy dodger'

Very nice

Dawesy92

Cheers mate, did run it full rigid for a time when I was just using it to get ti work and back, but I started to like the local trails more. Just wanna get aome nice green bit for it, but want them all the same green

jamie 'jammy dodger'

I started a similar way with the c2w,but found riding outside of the commute more fun and took off from there.....The blue/white looks great,shall lookout for the coming green changes.I've gone colour overload on my ride but the end result works for me

Dawesy92

Haha, its a about what you like anyway, also if it works, who cares!! Haha!!

Dawesy92

Right so a little bit of an update, went down to Coed Y Brennin last weekend with a few mates for a ride round and WOW i was not expecting it to be like it was, loved every moment of being there, even though it did rain for about 5 hours out of the 6 and a half we where out, but anyway onto the update.

While there i came off a fair few times, one which involved my knee dropping onto a rock (OUCH) also the big ring biting the back of my leg, so i went ahead and brought a Blackspire Defender, looks good so far heres a picture..






Also here a few of how the bike sits now, not had enough time to clean her properly since ive got back as ive been busy with Work, hoping to get a few new parts over the next few months!!

Dawesy92

Right, so im hoping that over the next few months I can try to get myself a new frame, lookibg at going with a Commencal El Camino S or the Meta SL , If I can get one for the right price :-)

DanDax1990

That mount you've made for the light is rather nice, Show me more

Dawesy92

DanDax1990 wrote:

That mount you've made for the light is rather nice, Show me more

Cheers bud, brought some new tyres today, on nights though so will be fitting them tomorrow, i shall get you some pictures then if thats alright

DanDax1990

That's fine mate, I work at a steels extrusion so may get one of the fitters to make me up a similar kind of bracket.

James Q

Very nice. Looks like its ready to do it all.

Dawesy92

DanDax1990 wrote:

That's fine mate, I work at a steels extrusion so may get one of the fitters to make me up a similar kind of bracket.

No worrys dude, its pretyy much 2 pieces of ally, 2 holes on the centres of your top 2 bolts for your stem, 2 little steel spacers to bolt down too. And a hole thru the top part to screw into the lights :-)

Dawesy92

James Q wrote:

Very nice. Looks like its ready to do it all.

Cheers mate, it is a nice bike, but after raggibg her aroubd coed y brennin few months back I want a full sus frame to put all my bits on :-)
New tyres to go on tomoorow after work, Panaracer Fire xc2 or something, 26 x 2.1 folding :-) 620g each so non too shabby :-)

Dawesy92

So courtesy of being bored on nights, i have brought a few new little bits which should be here sometime next week, so pictures will be up when they arrive..

Dawesy92

DanDax1990 wrote:

That mount you've made for the light is rather nice, Show me more

Right then bud, finally got around to getting the pictures of the mount for you!! here you go!!







Hope this help you see, if not just PM me and ill do my best to explain!!

Hopfully will have a better update this week aswell ;D

Dawesy92

Right then, i said i was waiting for a few small parts and was going to do some tinkering with the bike, i did most of it last night and the new parts arrived this morning, so first for the new parts:




I like getting new shiney parts... next job was to take the stem risers out which you can see on the earlier pictures, which now looks like this (please excuse the messy light cables)



Acctually fells alots nicer that it did with the riser in aswell, just need to look into a new stem with a lower stack height though as the steerer is only just above the second bolt..

Anyway time for a few pictures of the new parts fitted..






May not be to everyones taste, but i like it
People comments are very welcome for other ideas or criticism i dont mind!

Dawesy92

Some new pictures to come of the new stem soon, not got around to taking many pictures as ive been trying to get out riding, feels much more solid with the new stem though really liking how it feels!!

Wattey

Not a bad bike... shame about the owner though :P Just kidding, love you really Dawesy

James Q

Wasnt to sure on the grips when they were off the bike but on the bike they look awesome!

Dawesy92

Wattey - you finally joined then you cheeky swine!!

James - Cheers mate, they do look alot nicer on tbh :-) next thing too look at is a new frame :-) not got the money yet though

L3BIUS

Loving the blackspire defender and those grips! Looks like its a pretty sweet project coming on
I think its all the little things that make it yours, and the set up of parts that you have chosen and how its set for you that is important! which it looks like youve got! Exited to see where it goes!

Dawesy92

Yeah its all coming along nicely, last main thing to buy is a new frame, looking at staying hardtail with it but changing to steel for strentgh as this frame does seem weak. That will hopefully be here over the xmas break then gotta get her built back up! :-)

Dawesy92

So new Frame has been chosen, going for the On One Inbred in Matt black, going to get it just after new year so pictures will be there to follow, also will have a new headset as i picked that up today after work nice Black Hope one

Dawesy92

So, little bit of an update, no pictures as of yet, but a new frame has been ordered courtesy of planet x having 20% off hopfully have that soon and get some new pictures up..

buddy_club

Looking forward to seeing this mate!

Dawesy92

Right so new frame is here and ive created a new topic.. link is here: viewtopic.php?f=10017&t=12953362

Internets being a gay so cant link it too my sig just yet.. have a look though guys!!